Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2009, 1:32 AM CDT for Green County, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2009, 1:32 AM CDT (06:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2009, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Green County, WI, Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 132 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4835 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 998 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 430 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 7.1
- Supercell composite
- 59.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KMKX 190632
FFWMKX
WIC045-065-191030-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0004.090619T0632Z-090619T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
132 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
* UNTIL 530 AM CDT
* AT 130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRODHEAD...DARLINGTON...MONROE...ALBANY...ARGYLE...BELMONT...
BENTON...BLANCHARDVILLE...MONROE AIRPORT...MONTICELLO...NEW
GLARUS...SHULLSBURG AND YELLOWSTONE LAKE STATE PARK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS
LAT...LON 4281 9043 4281 8984 4286 8984 4285 8936
4249 8937 4251 9043
$$
BORGHOFF/FRANKS2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KMKX 190752
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
252 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
WIC045-065-191030-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090619T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREEN WI-LAFAYETTE WI-
252 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR
LAFAYETTE AND GREEN COUNTIES...
AT 246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER THE AREA FROM MINERAL
POINT TO MONTICELLO.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
COUNTIES. 2.02 INCHES HAS BEEN MEASURED AT A MESONET SITE IN NEW
GLARUS. RAINFALL RATES OF ABOUT 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THESE COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4281 9043 4281 8984 4286 8984 4285 8936
4249 8937 4251 9043
$$
BRUESKE/CRAVEN000
WGUS73 KMKX 191041
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
541 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
WIC045-065-191049-
/O.EXP.KMKX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090619T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREEN WI-LAFAYETTE WI-
541 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LAFAYETTE AND GREEN
COUNTIES...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 AM...BUT MORE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SOME LINGERING FLOODING OF LOW AREAS MAY CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING
DUE TO THE STORM WATER RUNOFF.
LAT...LON 4281 9043 4281 8984 4286 8984 4285 8936
4249 8937 4251 9043
$$
HENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Sauk | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Iowa | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 113 min | |
| Jun 19, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, Waukesha | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 12:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Rock | 72 min |
| Jun 19, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 12:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Rock, Walworth | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 12:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 117 min | |
| Jun 19, 1:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 1:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 10 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 3 days |
| Jun 19, 8:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 45 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:16 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green | 13 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 37 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 85 min |
| Jun 19, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green | 77 min |
| Jun 19, 9:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 9:47 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha | 11 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marquette | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 5:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 42 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.